Chopstix Group appoints Jon Lake as MD

Chopstix Group, which owns and
operates premium QSR brands Chopstix and Yangtze, announces the appointment of
Jon Lake to the role of Managing Director with immediate effect.

Highly respected within the
hospitality sector for over 25 years, Lake brings a wealth of experience to the
business. Lake has held a number of key roles within multinational
organisations including Fine Food Capital where he was Development Director and
Deloitte where he was Director of M&A specialising in the licensed retail
sector. Prior to that, Lake held senior management posts with both Punch and
Whitbread.

Lake will work closely with
Chopstix Group founders, Sam Elia and Menashe Sadik, who in the past two years,
have tripled Chopstix’s market presence to 75 units, and with the acquisition
of Yangtze last year, now have a combined outlet count of 84 stores.

Commenting on Lake’s appointment,
Elia and Sadik note;

“We are delighted to have
attracted Jon to the business, as he brings with him a first-class reputation
for achieving success. We have extremely ambitious growth plans both in the UK
and overseas but appreciate there will be challenges along the way so are
pleased to have Jon at the helm, as we move forward.”

Jon Lake adds;

“Chopstix Group is undoubtedly
becoming a real force within the sector, operating premium brands which offer
huge potential both nationally and internationally and I am delighted to join
the team. We will continue to drive the expansion of both our corporate and
franchise business whilst establishing further infrastructure to support this
growth.”